Business registration filing requirements
United Arab Emirates
LLC
Various documents required to be submitted to the DED licensing authority, including the application form for reservation of the trade name of the company and the application form for initial license approval, the board resolutions and corporate documents of the corporate shareholder, passport copies of the individual shareholders and the officers (directors/manager and general manager).
Branch
Various documents required to be submitted to the DED licensing authority, including the application form for reservation of the trade name of the branch and the application form for initial license approval, the board resolutions and corporate documents of the parent company, and the passport copies of the general manager together with a copy of their last UAE visa as well as a passport copy and Emirates ID card of the national agent, subject to circumstances where the New Law mitigates the requirement for a national agent.
FZ-LLC
Various documents required to be submitted to the relevant free zone authority, including a business plan, applications for registration and license, the board resolutions and corporate documents of the corporate shareholder, passport copies of the individual shareholders and the officers (directors and manager) and the specimen signatures of the officers.
FZ-Branch
Various documents required to be submitted to the relevant free zone authority, including a business plan, applications for registration and license, the board resolutions and corporate documents of the parent company, passport copies of the individual shareholders and the general manager and the specimen signatures of the general manager.
Dual Licensee Branch
Various documents required to be submitted to the DED, including the no-objection letter obtained from the relevant free zone, the application form for initial license approval, the board resolutions and corporate documents of the parent company, and a passport copy of the general manager together with a copy of their last UAE visa.